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Wow! So heartbreaking that she got that way, but what you're doing for her truly warms my heart. :love -
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Aw, she's so cute! I just can't get over the improvement. I would have thought it to be a lost cause. You can tell she loves you :love -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Well you should do it! It would be terrible if she relapsed....and if they're worried, maybe they know they're not up to the task. You've been a huge blessing and she sounds like a sweet reward! -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Wow, that's amazing! I wish she could just stay at your house. You're doing such a good job with her, and I'm sure she is coming to love and trust you! -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
That's great - hope the trajectory continues! -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Bless you for taking her on and trying to help! Poor thing, that sounds very tough for her. I don't know anything about whether she will recover with the condition this far gone, but hopefully others can chime in. Please let us know how it goes. I'm glad she's with someone who cares and doesn't... -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Happy to help - someone here helped me with my first pekin 5 years ago and it was a happy success! -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Give her 1 ml a day over treats. And if you're not sure she's getting the full amount, err on giving her more - you can't overdose, their body won't retain it. Do it every day probably until she's fully feathered, then if her issues are gone you can switch to brewers or nutritional yeast... -
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When you have an emergency situation- where you suspect a problem already beginning, go for the liquid vitamin B complex because it's the hardest hitting and works best. You can keep that up for several weeks and when the problem is fully resolved just add some nutritional or brewer's yeast to... -
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If you're using chicken feed you should continue to add the nutritional yeast. -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Yes, I sprinkle nutritional yeast over my ducklings food, even though the food has niacin, just to make sure they're getting ample amount. The liquid vitamin B complex will just flush through their bodies if they don't need it. -
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It's sad for those who want to keep them as pets. They're bred to be harvested at 8 weeks old for meat, so they grow super fast and their legs don't always keep up. Some ducks have no problems at all, but I've two pekins now who didn't last beyond 4 years and their legs just got weak at the end... -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
I used vet wrap (or first aid tape) which is just a stretch fabric tape that sticks to itself. I put one loop around each leg, than used a larger loop to pull the legs into proper position - that larger loop stuck to the legs and itself. -
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Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl
Do you feel it's more splay leg, where it's hard for her to stand up and the legs go out to the side, or is the leg twisted, or pigeon-toed? I would 100% get the liquid vitamin B complex going and know that it's not bad for all the ducklings to get it, so you are probably fine to leave them all... -
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It would be great if you could post a photo or video to show her leg. Are you adding the liquid vitamin B complex? That is the rescue med to give if they aren't doing well. Pekins are prone to deficiency and often the brewer's yeast is not enough. If the problem just started you should be able...
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